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How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.
The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.